Import/export HS code 39029090: Various unspecified plastic materials

Includes all other plastic materials made from propylene or olefins, not specifically categorized

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
France 29,666,346
Belgium 15,936,428
Germany 11,986,376
Netherlands 5,651,424
United States 1,610,675

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
France 14,411,414 15,254,932 +843,518
Belgium 8,115,181 7,821,247 -293,934
Germany 5,262,536 6,723,840 +1,461,304
Netherlands 3,298,789 2,352,635 -946,154
United States 553,621 1,057,054 +503,433
Turkey 280,983 559,836 +278,853
Japan 341,307 439,797 +98,490
Italy 314,269 156,795 -157,474
Sweden 198,527 248,291 +49,764
China 346,157 29,666 -316,491

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
France 31,222,491
Belgium 15,115,719
Germany 10,826,453
United States 5,192,763
Japan 1,956,974

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
France 14,521,362 16,701,129 +2,179,767
Belgium 8,053,446 7,062,273 -991,173
Germany 4,839,553 5,986,900 +1,147,347
United States 2,820,613 2,372,150 -448,463
Japan 1,266,948 690,026 -576,922
China 494,130 410,058 -84,072
Turkey 280,983 559,836 +278,853
Italy 415,663 343,669 -71,994
Sweden 191,503 266,894 +75,391
Singapore 282,370 142,539 -139,831

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 11
Greater Manchester 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
West Yorkshire 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 8 9 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 7 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 3 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 5 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,884,904
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,177,680
Air transport 803,180
Other 137,600

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,843,405 26,041,499 +5,198,094
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,422,530 8,755,150 -3,667,380
Air transport 360,197 442,983 +82,786
Other 63,003 74,597 +11,594

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 20,363,796
Eurotunnel 11,630,186
Dover 11,191,135
Killingholme 7,538,389
Middlesbrough 5,614,883

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Immingham Docks 10,896,642 9,467,154 -1,429,488
Eurotunnel 7,325,146 4,305,040 -3,020,106
Dover 7,609,790 3,581,345 -4,028,445
Killingholme 553,768 6,984,621 +6,430,853
Middlesbrough 766,557 4,848,326 +4,081,769
Felixstowe 1,340,407 1,876,731 +536,324
Hull 2,250,459 509,747 -1,740,712
London 1,202,609 1,332,418 +129,809
Southampton 518,260 503,374 -14,886
Liverpool Docks 267,887 342,644 +74,757

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 33
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 25
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 10
Other manufacturing 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 28
2025-10 32
2025-09 31
2025-08 31
2025-07 44

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
54m+ 69
1m-15m 30
15m-54m 26
0-1m 8
Other 8

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
France 3,967,451
Germany 2,708,938
Ireland 2,377,428
Turkey 1,425,080
Netherlands 1,414,089

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
France 2,064,055 1,903,396 -160,659
Germany 1,300,929 1,408,009 +107,080
Ireland 983,611 1,393,817 +410,206
Turkey 693,767 731,313 +37,546
Netherlands 1,045,056 369,033 -676,023
Norway 577,624 798,834 +221,210
Belgium 669,778 625,578 -44,200
India 635,564 570,626 -64,938
Bulgaria 360,254 476,856 +116,602
Czechia 257,816 390,079 +132,263

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 102,038
Switzerland 29,848
China 21,984
XU 678

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 47,423 54,615 +7,192
Switzerland 15,760 14,088 -1,672
China 15,574 6,410 -9,164
XU 270 408 +138

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,947,297
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,438,630
Air transport 614,952
Other 154,548
Road transport 6,854

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,695,381 7,251,916 +556,535
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,431,228 3,007,402 -423,826
Air transport 247,471 367,481 +120,010
Other 79,027 75,521 -3,506
Road transport 6,854 0 -6,854

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,751,482
Immingham Docks 3,930,261
London Gateway Port 1,774,927
Felixstowe 1,424,322
Heysham 1,190,221

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,923,356 3,828,126 -95,230
Immingham Docks 1,600,433 2,329,828 +729,395
London Gateway Port 817,226 957,701 +140,475
Felixstowe 644,070 780,252 +136,182
Heysham 396,949 793,272 +396,323
Harwich 1,022,945 22,103 -1,000,842
Liverpool Docks 552,430 393,164 -159,266
Portsmouth 136,069 529,252 +393,183
Southampton 256,908 130,340 -126,568
Dover 308,758 76,271 -232,487

Quick facts

HS code: 39029090

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Includes all other plastic materials made from propylene or olefins, not specifically categorized